QA Test Engineer

• Fixed Term until February 2027, within the University’s ICT Delivery Office

• Expertise in functional and non-functional testing across a broad range of applications, integrations, data and infrastructure technologies

• Strong experience in test automation frameworks, quality engineering practices and CI/CD pipelines and partnering with stakeholders to deliver strategic technology outcomes.

• Salary of $131,108 to 147,858 with additional career development opportunities and 17% superannuation

Why join the University of Sydney?

Join one of Australia's leading universities at a pivotal time, where technology is evolving to better support student learning, teaching excellence, and research at global scale.

ICT is central to the University's mission, delivering the platforms, services, and partnerships that enable student success, strengthen teaching, and accelerate research impact.

With strong investment and ambitious transformation underway, you'll work in a large and complex environment where your contribution will have visible, meaningful impact across the University community.

The opportunity

The Quality Assurance (QA) Test Engineer is responsible for designing and implementing tests, analyses requirements for early defect detection and track quality metrics for a range of systems or applications that make up business services. The role focuses on quality assurance on the whole product life cycle (SDLC), automating tests for software maintenance to work out ways to prevent bugs and defects efficiently.

This role interfaces with the Enterprise Testing to support team deliverables and strategies, with wider ICT teams and other University stakeholders to support planning and implementing strategies for quality management and testing including identifying and implementing tests that are suitable for automation testing and reporting on the benefits of executing and maintaining test automation to the end user and ICT operations. The QA Test Engineer will be custodians of the test automation suite and executing performance testing that can support the CICD processes and regression testing for delivering and deploying product developments into an integrated environment.

This role is critical in testing and inspection process to ensure ICT and partnering vendors release high-quality products that meet customers’ expectations and requirements. It requires detail-oriented testers who can evaluate problems and implement consistent improvements, be technology agnostic and work autonomously in projects and operational environment.

What you'll do

• Design, develop and maintain robust test automation frameworks, automated regression suites, and API tests to support the delivery of high-quality, reliable digital services.

• Drive quality across the software lifecycle by creating test plans, test cases and automation solutions, identifying defects early, and ensuring timely, successful releases to production.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives by enhancing testing processes, developing standards and automation practices, and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, quality and service delivery.

• Provide technical leadership by championing testing best practices, contributing to solution design and technical roadmaps, and ensuring compliance with University quality standards and governance.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, business stakeholders and project teams to deliver innovative testing solutions, manage risks, and support successful project outcomes.

• Monitor performance and report on outcomes by maintaining test automation pipelines, analysing quality metrics, and providing insights that drive informed decision-making and continuous optimisation.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant training and demonstrated experience.

• Extensive experience in test automation with a strong background in developing and maintaining automation frameworks, regression test suites, API testing, and CI/CD pipelines within Agile environments.

• Demonstrated expertise in software testing and quality assurance, including the Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC), test methodologies, non-functional testing, performance testing, and quality governance.

• Hands-on experience with modern automation tools and technologies, including Selenium WebDriver, SoapUI, JMeter, REST APIs, Java, Cucumber, Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, Robot Framework, PowerShell, and related scripting tools.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate complex technical issues, manage defects and incidents, identify opportunities for improvement, and deliver practical, high-quality solutions.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences, build effective relationships, and work collaboratively across technical and business teams.

• A proactive and continuous improvement mindset, with excellent organisational skills, a commitment to knowledge sharing and mentoring, and the ability to quickly learn new technologies, applications, and business processes.

What's in it for you?

• 17% superannuation

• Generous parental leave entitlements

• Salary packaging options

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements

• Career development and learning opportunities

• Health and wellbeing programs, including Fitness Passport

• Access to a vibrant, globally recognised university community

How to apply

If you're looking for an opportunity to contribute to meaningful work while building your career in a world-class university environment, we would love to hear from you.

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.  

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Accessibility and inclusion

The University of Sydney is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience for all candidates. If you require adjustments or additional support at any stage of the recruitment process, we encourage you to let us know.

This may include adjustments to the interview format, additional time, breaks, accessible interview locations, receiving materials in advance, or any other practical support that will help you participate comfortably.

For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Kimberley Smith, kimberley.smith@sydney.edu.au.

EEO statement 

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.   

We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Gold employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion.  

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University.

Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.  

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